pki -req(1) Create a PKCS#10 certificate request

SYNOPSIS

[ --in file ] [ --type type ] --dn~distinguished-name [ --san subjectAltName ] [ --password password ] [ --digest digest ] [ --outform encoding ] [ --debug level ] --options~file -h | --help

DESCRIPTION

This sub-command of pki(1) is used to create a PKCS#10 certificate request.

OPTIONS

-h, --help
Print usage information with a summary of the available options.
-v, --debug level
Set debug level, default: 1.
-+, --options file
Read command line options from file.
-i, --in file
Private key input file. If not given the key is read from STDIN.
-t, --type type
Type of the input key. Either rsa or ecdsa, defaults to rsa.
-d, --dn distinguished-name
Subject distinguished name (DN). Required.
-a, --san subjectAltName
subjectAltName extension to include in request. Can be used multiple times.
-p, --password password
The challengePassword to include in the certificate request.
-g, --digest digest
Digest to use for signature creation. One of md5, sha1, sha224, sha256, sha384, or sha512. The default is determined based on the type and size of the signature key.
-f, --outform encoding
Encoding of the created certificate file. Either der (ASN.1 DER) or pem (Base64 PEM), defaults to der.

EXAMPLES

Generate a certificate request for an RSA key, with a subjectAltName extension:


  pki --req --in key.der --dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=moon" \
       --san [email protected] > req.der

Generate a certificate request for an ECDSA key and a different digest:


  pki --req --in key.der --type ecdsa --digest sha256 \
      --dn "C=CH, O=strongSwan, CN=carol"  > req.der